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Liverpool star Mohamed Salah makes more history after sealing World Cup qualification

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The records keep tumbling for Mohamed Salah, with the Liverpool talisman celebrating yet another milestone after guiding his country to next year’s World Cup. It proved to be something of a feisty affair against Djibouti, with tempers threatening to boil over for Salah as he shoved one of his opponents at one point, but the Reds winger can be satisfied in the knowledge that he will take his place among the world’s elite at next year’s tournament now.



His brace means he is now the all-time top scorer in African World Cup qualifying, as confirmed by the continent’s governing body CAF. It’s only the second time Egypt has qualified for the World Cup since 1990, with Salah and his teammates looking to improve upon their group stage exit following their last showing in 2018.

Having secured their place at next year’s tournament, Salah posted a picture of himself celebrating with his teammates in the locker room following Wednesday’s win, with the Liverpool star simply captioning the image with a love heart emoji. Learn more Nevertheless, Salah himself has admitted he is still trying to find a connection with some of his new teammates at Anfield, with Slot offering his own theory on his winger’s relatively slow start to the season.